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Siemens Integrity InitiativeGolden Stretch – Project Profiles

8 projects with activities in more than 27 countries were selected for funding in

the Golden Stretch and will receive up to USD 20,5 million in funding

With this our sustainable Siemens Integrity Initiative Collective Action Network has 85 Projects

and a total committed Funding of ~ USD 120 Million in more than 50 countries

to enable clean markets for great business.

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Overview of the Golden Stretch projects

Basel Institute on Governance

Towards new horizons for Collective Action

International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)

"TEACH (Train and Educate Anti-Corruption Champions)" to Fight Corruption

Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN)

MACN Regional Expansion: Collective Action Against Maritime Corruption

in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Fair Market Conditions for Competitiveness in six OECD partner countries

Foundation for the Global Compact (UNGC)

Advancing Collective Action Against Corruption through Global Compact

Local Networks

Transparency International e.V. (TI-S)

Bolstering Integrity in Public Contracting: A Reinvigorated Approach and

Coalition on Integrity Pacts

Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien)

Good governance in a digital and open trading environment

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Global Action for Business Integrity


Overview of more than 27 countries covered by 8 Golden Stretch projects

Global

Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Saudi

Arabia, Uzbekistan and 1 global outreach component

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan

Algeria, Croatia, Saudi Arabia,

Serbia, South Africa, Uzbekistan

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South

Africa, Zambia, Uganda and selected

Belt and Road Initiative countries

Least Developed Countries

and Emerging Markets

Argentina, Romania, Spain

Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil,

India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,

Kenya, Malaysia and Thailand

https://www.baselgovernance.org/

Funding Volume USD 3,5 M

Duration 3 years

Registered in Switzerland

Implementation Country Global


Basel Institute on GovernanceTowards new horizons for Collective Action

The Basel Institute on Governance is

an independent, non-profit organisation

working around the world to strengthen

governance and counter corruption. It

is an Associated Institute of the

University of Basel.

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland

since 2003, its 90+ staff work globally

with public, private, third sector and

academic partners on cross-cutting

issues in asset recovery, public

governance, public finance

management, green corruption,

compliance and corporate governance,

and anti-corruption Collective Action.

As a facilitator of Collective Action

initiatives, the Basel Institute guides

companies and multi-stakeholder

groups towards pragmatic solutions

and best practices in compliance.

It hosts the B20 Collective Action Hub

resource and guidance centre, and

regularly promotes anti-corruption

Collective Action at its own and partner

conferences and events.

About the Integrity Partner Organization www.baselgovernance.org

This project aims to sustain and

expand the use of Collective

Action to prevent corruption and

promote responsible business.

It will leverage the Basel Institute’s

experience in mentoring and

supporting current and upcoming

Collective Action leaders;

showcase its wide applicability;

and market Collective Action

through the B20 Collective Action

Hub and key partners.

The project will multiply strategic

efforts to embed Collective Action

as a norm and bring it into new

sectors, including through

initiatives that combine anti-

corruption and related sustainable

development goals.

The supporting marketing strategy

includes a global index,

conferences and annual awards.

The B20 Collective Action Hub will

aim to achieve long-term

sustainability as the global go-to

centre on Collective Action.

Online courses and a virtual help

desk will provide a space for all

interested parties to gain and

share advice, skills and knowledge

on Collective Action.

The project will culminate in a

comprehensive volume of

learnings from Siemens Integrity

Initiative-funded projects to

promote clean business and level

the playing field.

Golden Stretch Project Summary

http://www.baselgovernance.org/

https://www.baselgovernance.org/


Duration 3 years

Registered in Austria

Implementation CountryGlobal with focus on Least Developed Countries and Emerging Markets


International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)"TEACH (Train and Educate Anti-Corruption Champions)" to Fight Corruption

The International Anti-Corruption

Academy (IACA) is an international

organization and post-secondary

educational institution. At present, it is

comprised of 76 State Parties and 4

international organizations.

It is the only international organization

with a mandate focused solely on

fighting corruption through education,

research, cooperation, and technical

assistance delivery.

IACA strives to complement the United

Nations’ work in the field of sustainable

development, including through project

implementation and provision of

technical assistance, and to facilitate

the implementation of the United

Nations Convention Against Corruption

(UNCAC).

Its activities benefit public and private

sector professionals and practitioners,

academics, media professionals, and

civil society.

The Academy currently offers three

masters’ programmes as well as

various capacity-building trainings.

IACA also creates platforms for

dialogue and networking on anti-

corruption issues.

About the Integrity Partner Organization

Within the three years of the

Project "TEACH to fight

corruption", IACA will train and

educate participants in its master’s

programmes, Summer Academy

trainings at IACA, and the

Regional Summer Academy (RSA)

programmes.

Regional Alumni Conferences will

be organised in parallel to the RSA

in Latin America (Central and

South America) and Asia (South

and South-Eastern Asia), both

regions with high potential for

impact.

An innovative objective of this

project is the design and

implementation of the Collective

Action Impact Hub, which will

guide and mentor participants

throughout the implementation of

Collective Action initiatives in

Least Developed Countries and

Emerging Markets.

Finally, IACA will gather and

systematize empirical evidence of

Siemens funded projects’

outcomes aimed towards

developing a clean business

environment and leveling the

playing field. This evidence will

include a learning and training

toolkit for further replication and

implementation.

Building upon IACA’s institutional

strengths, the rationale behind the

"TEACH (Train and Educate Anti-

Corruption Champions)" to Fight

Corruption Project is to put theory

and knowledge into practice with

real impact, and to promote and

harvest Collective Action initiatives

driven and implemented by IACA

Alumni.


www.iaca.int

http://www.iaca.int/


Duration 3 years

Registered in Denmark

Implementation CountryRegionalwith focus on India, Pakistan and Bangladesh


Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN)MACN Regional Expansion: Collective Action Against Maritime Corruption in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

(MACN) is a global business network

working towards the vision of a

maritime industry free of corruption that

enables fair trade to the benefit of

society at large.

Established in 2011, MACN is

comprised of companies within the

main sectors of the maritime industry.

With over 140 companies from the

maritime industry represented, MACN

members own or manage over 50

percent of the total global tonnage in

the maritime industry.

Since its inception, MACN has become

one of the preeminent examples of an

industry led Collective Action network.


This project enables MACN to

expand its Collective Action

methodology to Pakistan and

Bangladesh and deepens MACN’s

ongoing engagement in India.

The project will take lessons

learned from MACN’s most mature

Collective Action in Nigeria, partly

funded through the Siemens

Integrity Initiative, and will build on

a similar intervention logic.

In Nigeria, MACN has shown how

public-private roundtables and a

dedicated Private Sector Anti-

Corruption HelpDesk result in

corruption challenges being

resolved and empower the private

sector to resist and report

corruption.

Through this project, MACN will

launch the same type of activities

in India, and further localize

capacity to drive Collective Action

by the local maritime value chain

and NGOs.

MACN will partner with the United

Nations Global Compat in

Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India,

to establish local Collective Action

alliances in each country and

deploy MACN’s Collective Action

tools and methodology.

Key national maritime

associations, and the local

maritime value chain, will be

equipped with tools and resources

to promote and implement

Collective Action and provide

support on anti-bribery practice to

local business beyond the life of

this project.


Indian National Shipowners'

Association promotes the Indian

maritime sector to stand equally along

with the best in the world. It is the

government recognized spokesperson

for the Indian shipping industry and

represents the interests of the Indian

maritime sector and seafarers.

About the Project Partner Organization

www.macn.dk

www.insa.in

http://www.macn.dk/

http://www.insa.in/


Duration 3 years

Registered in France

Implementation CountryGlobal targeting Algeria, Croatia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Uzbekistan


Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Fair Market Conditions for Competitiveness in six OECD partner countries

The Organisation for Economic Co-

operation and Development (OECD) is

an international organisation that works

to build better policies for better lives.

Our goal is to shape policies that foster

prosperity, equality, opportunity and

well-being for all.

We draw on almost 60 years of

experience and insights to better

prepare the world of tomorrow.

Together with governments, policy

makers and citizens, we work on

establishing international norms and

finding evidence-based solutions to a

range of social, economic and

environmental challenges.


This project intends to support the

creation of a level-playing field and fair

market conditions in the six target

countries in order to enhance

competitiveness and integrity in a

sustainable and inclusive way. It is

designed to build on the experience

and demonstrated impact of the

ongoing project to create fairer market

conditions in the Adriatic region,

funded by the Third Funding Round of

the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

Although this group of countries is very

heterogeneous with varying

institutional capacities, unique legal

and regulatory frameworks and distinct

policy priorities, they suffer from

significant levels of corruption, a lack

of transparency, and anti-competitive

behavior.

Addressing the most pressing issues

and underlying constraints in each

country in a joint effort by engaging

with government officials, business

representatives, civil society and

academia, will allow building mutual

trust and reinforcing processes

towards fairer practices in the

economy and society.

This project will address country-

specific drawbacks by promoting

international standards, exchanging

best practices, increasing capacities

and empowering stakeholders. More

specifically, through this project the

OECD seeks to:

• Raise awareness about effective

practices to fight corruption across

the economy and society;

• Intensify the policy discussion

involving the public;

• Provide tailor-made advice and

hands-on recommendations;

• Translate policy guidance into

concrete reform actions;

• Integrate the latest knowledge and

approaches into academic curricula;

• Strengthen institutional capacities,

inter- ministerial cooperation and

stakeholder consultations.


www.oecd.org

http://www.oecd.org/


Duration 3 years

Registered in Germany

Implementation CountryGlobal with emphasis on Argentina, Romania, and Spain


Transparency International e.V. (TI-S)Bolstering Integrity in Public Contracting: A Reinvigorated Approach and Coalition on Integrity Pacts

Transparency International is a global

Movement with over 100 chapters

around the world dedicated to a vision

of a world free of corruption.

The TI Secretariat (TI-S), based in

Berlin, is an independent not-for-profit

organization with over 25 years of

experience working to promote

transparency, accountability and

integrity at all levels and sectors of

society.

TI-S tackles corruption on the regional

and global stage by supporting national

chapters and coordinating the

Movement’s international initiatives that

seek to hold power to account for the

common good.

In collaboration with chapters and

contact groups, the Secretariat

produces numerous research tools,

policy positions, and advocacy

strategies.

It serves as a knowledge center,

offering valuable insights and new

approaches to fighting corruption

through research, advocacy, and

coalition building.


Transparency International aims to

address corruption in public

procurement by reinvigorating the

Integrity Pact as an anti-corruption

standard and expanding global

and national coalitions promoting

its adoption in critical investments

and regulation.

The initiative will:

1. Reframe and strengthen the

Integrity Pact as a global anti-

corruption standard by

developing an updated global

narrative. This will ease its

understanding among broader

audiences and provide a clear

reference for consistent

adoption while leaving space

for national adaptation.

2. Widen the number of policy

and business leaders who

promote the application and

implementation of the Integrity

Pact as an anti-corruption

standard through global

advocacy.

3. Embed the Integrity Pact

standard in key contracting

projects or regulation in three

countries.

Working at the national level,

TI chapters in Argentina,

Romania and Spain will build

cases for the adoption of the IP

anti-corruption standard and its

integration into public

contracting regulation and

convince government leaders

to commit to its implementation

in flagship public investments

or formal adoption.


www.transparency.org

http://www.transparency.org/


Duration 3 years

Registered in USA

Implementation CountryGlobal with focus on Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,

Kenya, Malaysia and Thailand


Foundation for the Global Compact (UNGC)Advancing Collective Action Against Corruption through Global Compact Local Networks

The Foundation for the Global Compact

was established in 2006 and registered

as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization

under New York State law.

The Foundation is based on the

principle that transparency, integrity and

public-private collaboration is essential

to finding lasting solutions to pressing

global problems.

The Foundation supports the activities

of the United Nations Global Compact

(www.unglobalcompact.org) including

fundraising, outreach and engagement

with business stakeholders.

This is a policy and engagement

platform for businesses that are

committed to aligning their operations

and strategies with the United Nations

Global Compact’s ten universally

accepted principles in the areas of

human rights, labor, environment and

anti-corruption.


The project titled Advancing

Collective Action against

Corruption through Global

Compact Local Networks

("Project") aims to expand and

build upon the activities under the

Siemens Integrity Initiative Third

Funding Round United Nations

Global Compact project “Scaling

up Anti-Corruption Collective

Action within Global Compact

Local Networks” by:

• advancing the adoption of the

“Uniting against Corruption: A

Playbook on Anti-Corruption

Collective Action” as a global

resource,

• enabling Global Compact Local

Networks ("GCLNs") to initiate

and facilitate local and regional

Collective Action initiatives and

• scaling UN Global Compact's

engagement in public-private

policy dialogue to bring the

private sector voice to the

global anti-corruption agenda.

To this end, the Project will adopt

a three pronged approach:

1. transform the Collective Action

Playbook into an e-learning

course to increase the

understanding and uptake of

the Collective Action

methodology,

2. support select GCLNs in

developing and carrying out

Collective Action initiatives and

3. strategically engage with

governments and other

relevant stakeholders on

current global thematic focus

areas to enhance public-

private cooperation in the fight

against corruption.


www.globalcompactfoundation.org

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/

http://www.globalcompactfoundation.org/


Duration 3 years


Implementation CountryGlobal with focus on Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,

Uzbekistan and 1 global outreach component


United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)Global Action for Business Integrity

The mission of the United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is

to contribute to global peace and

security, human rights and development

by making the world safer from drugs,

crime, corruption and terrorism and by

working for and with Member States to

promote justice and the rule of law to

build resilient societies.

The important and complementary

mandates of UNODC are:

• serving as the guardian of

international treaties and the

secretariat to global policy-making

bodies;

• providing strong research and policy

analysis; and

• combining global expertise and a

wide field presence to provide

specialized assistance to Member

States.


Despite progress in recent years,

corruption remains a key

impediment to sustainable

development. Corruption imposes

high costs on doing business, it

deters investment and stifles

competition.

The COVID-19 pandemic

intensified the challenges to

business integrity by disrupting

supply chains and producing rapid

shifts in corruption risks for many

companies.

As a response, Collective Action

by the public sector, the private

sector, civil society and academia

is needed to develop innovative

and sustainable solutions to

prevent and counter corruption.

The UNODC project Global Action

for Business Integrity aims to

support this process and to reduce

corruption by strengthening legal

frameworks, public-private

dialogue and private sector

capacity to enhance integrity in

accordance with the relevant

provisions of the United Nations

Convention against Corruption

(UNCAC).

The project is active in seven

target countries: Brazil, Colombia,

Egypt, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Saudi

Arabia and Uzbekistan.

In addition, the project’s global

component will play a critical role

in upscaling effective approaches,

achieving sustainability and

mainstreaming the good practices

identified under this project into

global policy forums.


www.unodc.org

http://www.unodc.org/


Duration 3 years


Implementation CountryRegional with focus on Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Uganda

and selected Belt and Road Initiative Countries


Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien)Good governance in a digital and open trading environment

WU Wien (Vienna University of

Economics and Business) is Europe’s

largest Business and Economics

University offering degree programs,

organization and administration as well

as a wide range of specialization areas

and research opportunities.

Project responsibility will be undertaken

by the Institute for Austrian and

International Tax Law.

The Institute for Austrian and

International Tax Law is one of the

world’s largest academic institutions

engaged in the research and teaching

of the tax law.

The Institute has a long standing

tradition in organizing international

conferences and trainings both for

practitioners and tax administrations.


New digital technologies have

transformed the way that African

citizens work, live and play and

the way they interact with their

governments. New opportunities

for inter-African trade are opening

up with the African Continental

Free Trade Area Agreement

(AfCFTA).

With a young digital savvy

population and a rapidly

expanding digital infrastructure,

Africa is well placed for this

transformation. Nevertheless new

technologies and open borders

carry the risk of facilitating Illicit

Financial Flows (IFFs).

This project focuses on how

African countries can minimize the

risk and maximize the benefits

from this more open and

technologically sophisticated

environment.

To achieve this transformation will

require the active participation of

civil society organizations (CSOs).

It will require that Financial

Intelligence Units (FIUs), Tax and

Customs Departments, Trade

Ministries, Anti-Corruption

Authorities, Justice and Finance

Ministries and other relevant

institutions all seamlessly

cooperate and engage in

information exchange.

Achieving more effective actions

against corruption and other forms

of illicit financial flows will require

action on all three aspect of this

project: exploring how digital

technologies can improve the

response of law enforcement

bodies; ensuring the interests of

these bodies are taken into

account as the African Trade

Agreement is implemented and

engaging CSOs in this debate.


www.wu.ac.at

http://www.wu.ac.at/

Sabine Zindera

Vice PresidentSiemens AG

Legal and

Compliance

Munich, Germany

Shawn Teixeira

Director Collective ActionSiemens AG

Legal and

Compliance

Munich, Germany

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